Kay, it is sure hard to maintain order, isn't it!

I've got so many violets in my daylilies I've given up. Someone weeded an area for me just before the scapes started coming up, back in late May, and you can't tell that area from areas that were not weeded.

What I mainly do is pull any dandelions or plantain that appear, and make sure the Bermuda grass doesn't get back in [that was a nightmare].

Brad

Kay - The weeds never take a vacation, do they? I wish I had and outdoor outlet to take a fan to the gardens. I did some weeding and mulching yesterday in the early morning. But it was miserable by 9:30, so I went in for the rest of the day. We did get a brief shower in the late afternoon that cooled things down for a couple of hours.

Debra

"A gardeners work is never done" is so true. I still have not finished weeding nor do I think I will ever get it done this season. The wild morning glories are still insisting on growing so I keep pulling those buggers out. Got the rest of the mulch moved and then spent the rest of the morning with hubby mixing concrete. I'm done for the day.

Kay, I know what you mean this time of year. I have a stone in my garden that says "Old gardeners never die-they just spade away". For me, it should say "sweat away" or melt away. This heat is torrid and almost unbearable. I did take a note from your page this spring and mulched but I have so many beds and areas-I would need more dump trucks full of mulch than I can afford to get it all done. It is almost too hot to go out to look at the poor bloomers that are left!! And I have a new bed I started working on that may just have to wait until fall to complete.

Kate

Brad, there is a product you can use on bermuda called over the top, I use it a lot as the neighbors grass likes to come over into my yard.

But just look at that face, Kay! I have to say, I'm not fond of chihuahuas-got bit by one when I was a kid, & I have held a grudge ever since. But she is a cutie, & I just can't believe she ever causes a problem. I'm sure someone forced that gum on her!

Thanks, Nancy. Right! she is four pounds of "looking for trouble". Not much force required for this little minx. She seems to be okay, but it is really too soon to be sure.

kay

I found this year that mulching more in the spring has saved me a lot of weeding. But I know you mulch too, Kay.

Your chihuahua is very cute! I hope she is doing okay.

Lori

You are so lucky you figured out what she got into so that you could help her. Dogs are amazing in what they will eat at times. She's a cute baby and I sure hope she improves rapidly.......Maryl

Flowergirl-do you use it right in your flower beds? This sounds promising!

Over the Top is a product by Fertilome. I have used it in a flower bed next to my south fence where the neighbors grass wants to creep into my yard. I mostly have iris across where I sprayed,, not too many daylilys. I don't have any on hand right now to tell you what all the directions are. I think if you Google Fertilome , they will have a number to call and will be able to tell you about it. I know I would not be spraying anything right now, it's too hot here, 104 as I type this.